what is the history behind the flags displayed in front of the white house? host: the white house or the capital? caller: the capital. host: there is information about the flags, which i can get for you, but not immediately. let's listen to a call from iran in georgia. you are on. republican. welcome. caller: i watched the first inauguration and thought it was wonderful. host: today the ceremonies? 2008? caller: the first inauguration he had. my main comments i wanted to make is being a republican, i am almost ashamed to say that. i did vote democratic, and i voted for president obama. the reason i did vote for him is because we need change and things to go on and start getting these people together. i am talking about the congress and senate. they need to get together. this is absolutely really disgraceful. other people around the world are watching this. we need to make sure we set the standard instead of having these guys bicker and fight over this. we need to stop it. that is one of the reasons why i will no longer vote republican. host: for john, about t